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34 commercial mining clusters to be operationalised

Hindustan Times 06 Jun 2023

In order to provide sand/gravel at economical prices to people of the state, the state government is all set to make 34 commercial mining clusters operational in the state, said mining and geology minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer. Mining and geology minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (File photo).

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How much cobalt can be mined in the US? Study examines domestic mining site in Idaho

Phys Dot Org 06 Jun 2023

A new study published in Geology evaluates the potential for cobalt extraction from the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB) of east-central Idaho, using a detailed study of the Iron Creek deposit ... Cobalt was mined intermittently in the ICB during the 1900s, and the Blackbird Mine was designated as a Superfund site by the U.S ... Geology.

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Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn't assess prairie bird impact

Enterprise Journal 06 Jun 2023

A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in ... Bureau of Land Management approved the Caldwell Canyon Mine in 2019. The mine has been proposed by P4 Production LLC, a subsidiary of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG ... Geological Survey.

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US judge yanks approval for Idaho mine after finding that federal agency violated environmental laws

Times Union 06 Jun 2023

A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land managers in the Trump administration didn’t in part properly consider the mine’s impact on sage grouse, a bird species that has seen an 80% decline in population since 1965 ... Geological Survey.

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Leeville's resources & reserves continue to grow

Elko Daily Free Press 06 Jun 2023

When you’re driving through a tunnel 1,500 feet below the Earth’s surface as you make your way to your destination at the Leeville mine, you are deep inside the heart of one of the richest gold deposits in the United States ... “Leeville is a massive ore body,” said Michael Beyer, the mine’s superintendent of geology.

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Recharge Resources drills 5.08 g/t gold over 3.5 metres at Brussels Creek, British Columbia

Resource World 06 Jun 2023

The aim of the 900-metre NQ drill program was to test the potential for copper-gold mineralization similar to that present at the adjacent New Afton mine owned by New Gold Inc ... The New Afton mine occupies the site of the historic Afton open-pit mine, which operated from 1977 to 1997 ... The mine is a block caving operation.

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‘Uninterrupted’ mining can be carried out following partial nod

Hindustan Times 06 Jun 2023

The mining industry has welcome the move although some environmentalists have sounded caution ... Some environmentalists and legal experts have said this could present a fait accompli as the mining company would hope that they can mine in the entire mining lease area ... The mining industry has welcomed the move.

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Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers approves CTBT ratification

B & FT Online 06 Jun 2023

During his recent visit to Colombo, Floyd also met with Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed, Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, General Kamal Gunarante and Ravirajasinghe Sanjeepan, the Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) of Sri Lanka ... Background ... ....

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Mumbai Coastal Road Project: 38,700 truckloads of muck excavated from twin tunnels

Indian Express 06 Jun 2023

Mantayya Swami, chief engineer of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, told The Indian Express that some portion of the muck was used for reclamation purposes ... After mining through complex geological strata, passing through sea and Malabar Hill and a century-old water reservoir, the Chinese-made TBM, Mavala, made its final breakthrough in May end ... .

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Road map to rare earth riches emerges in North Dakota

The Bismarck Tribune 05 Jun 2023

Critical mineral deposits containing concentrations of 300 parts per million or more are considered economic to mine ... The North Dakota Geological Survey used a skid-steer loader to excavate 44 tons of material from a site on state trust land to provide to researchers at the University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines.

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New to The Street Signs Lahontan Gold Corp. Six-Month Media Contract

Eagle-Tribune 05 Jun 2023

management team, discussing and introducing the Company's gold/silver mining projects in Nevada ... Lahontan's flagship property, the 19 km2 Santa Fe Mine, had past production of 345,000 ounces of Gold and 711,000 ounces of silver between 1988 and 1995 from open pit mines utilizing heap-leach processing (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1995).

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Aztec Drilling Intersects 2.82 gpt Gold & 176.64 gpt Silver (5.02 gpt AuEq) over 36.0 ...

Eagle-Tribune 05 Jun 2023

... pit, completed Terraspec analysis on all the 2020-21 RC chips, and advanced the construction of a wire-frame 3-D Leapfrog model of the historic, extensive, underground mine workings, with drilling, mineralization, geology, alteration, geophysics, and multi-element geochemistry.

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The power of microbes

Elko Daily Free Press 05 Jun 2023

In an office building in Westminster, Colorado, just north of Denver, a group of scientists and engineers are working with many billions of coworkers — microscopic microbes — to develop mining processes that are better for the environment and also more cost effective ... “I’m really passionate about mining and the value we add to the world.

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Different But Similar: India Follows Israel Model In Kashmir

Kashmir Media Service 05 Jun 2023

New Delhi has awarded contract of mining in two sites Nichahama and Hangnikot ... The handover of these sites will take place in the presence of the Indian Ministry of Mines, Directorate of Geology and Mining J&K and officials of the Arava Mines including its CEO on 24 July 2023.

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TBM\u2019s next stop unclear as mining of 2 undersea tunnels completed

Indian Express 04 Jun 2023

After mining through complex geological strata, the Chinese-made Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), Mavala, made its final breakthrough on May 30, at Priyadarshini Park, the northern end of the tunnel ... \u201cThe TBM have continuously mined through complex geological elements like breccia, basalt and shale.